Location: House of Hesperides
Prerequisites: Obtain the Eye of Graeae and a weapon in the Archon Quest “Everwinter Without Mercy,” and receive the Invitation to the “Ritual”
Duration: ~1.5 hours
Achievement: Ladder of Love
You learn that a wedding is being prepared in the House of the Hesperides. Let's attend the Snegovik's wedding together. Before starting the World Quest Series “Hesperides of Life and Hate,” you need to get an invitation to the wedding. There are several ways:
- Reach the Statue of The Seven on Fellfrost Peak
- Talk to Mesherskay in Svetloledovka
To start the quest, follow the road on Fellfrost Peak, where the Eye of Graeae will feel a part of its power. You will see a strange lamp and a boy named Ikor who will lead you to the wedding. Follow Ikor to the House of Hesperides. Be ready to defeat some monsters on your way.
When you reach the mansion, knock on the door and then give the statue your invitation. After a Snegurochka lets you in, you can explore some areas and complete puzzles. But once the clock strikes 8 times, you must go to the chapel. If you don’t want to participate in any activities right now, you can wait for the ceremony on the sofa.
Some of the activities you may find:
- Help a Jack Frost to wear the same hat as others: interact while it’s wearing a bucket
- Help a Jack Frost to find its friends: one is hiding as a vase, another one as a barrel, and the last one as a hook
- Answer Versina’s questions: there are 3 Jack Frosts with a chef’s hat
After you complete all three puzzles, sit on the sofa.
When the clock strikes 8 times, go to the chapel upstairs and take a seat. After the ritual, you will need to collect fragments of the Eye of Graeae’s power before the clock strikes 8 times.
One of the fragments is in the locked room.
- Return to the mansion entrance and take the stairs on the left
- Go upstairs and turn left
- Enter the room and take the stairs on the left again
- Go upstairs and move forward
- Jump to the balcony on the lower level
Investigate 3 objects in the room: bookcase, bed, and the vase that will open another room.
Obtain a temporary blueprint and place Snegurochka Statue I so its shadow matches all paintings. After you place 2 statues in the right places, a hidden room will be opened. Obtain the Snegurochka Statue II temporary blueprint and place the statue as shown in the image to open a secret passage.
Go into the cellar and obtain Ikor’s fragment.
Another fragment is in the garden.
- Return to the mansion entrance and take the stairs on the left
- Go upstairs and turn left
- Enter the room and take the stairs on the left again
- Go upstairs and turn left
- Activate the lift and go down
- Talk to a Snegovik guard
During this stage, you will have to sneak into the garden to obtain the second fragment without being noticed by Jack Frosts. Paimon has limited time to distract the guard, so hurry. You can place Ice Cubes to obstruct Jack Frosts’ line of sight or try to sneak behind them. Climb to the top of the garden and collect the fragment.
After you collect both fragments, return to the chapel and talk to Ikor. After the ritual, defeat all enemies, leave the chapel, and go downstairs. Go outside the mansion, defeat all enemies, and take an elevator to go up.
Continue onward until you see Ramblebranches. Stay near a Ramblebranch until it’s hit by lightning, and then interact with it to go up. Find other Ramblebranches and move up to the very top. If you don’t see any Ramblebranches nearby, you can obtain a temporary blueprint and place one. When you reach the upper branch, you will need to collect 2 Rumbletwigs to complete a Ramblebranch. Go to the ice platforms on the left and use wind current to reach the twig. The second twig is on the right of the Ramblebranch. Fly there and then use a branch to return. Use the twigs to complete the Ramblebranch and move up.
Move forward through the cloud castle and defeat Pavlina. The quest will be completed after the fight, and you will obtain Pebble of Freezing Heart and get the achievement Ladder of Love.
